Bravo, Caruso!

The author of The Belle of Amherst, The Last Flapper, Bronte, and Lucifer's Child takes you backstage at the Metropolitan opera, Christmas 1920, to meet the greatest tenor in history. You become a reporter conducting an interview i…

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Interior Set

Period Costumes

TARGET AUDIENCE

Adult, Senior

PERFORMANCE GROUP

College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget

The author of The Belle of Amherst, The Last Flapper, Bronte, and Lucifer's Child takes you backstage at the Metropolitan opera, Christmas 1920, to meet the greatest tenor in history. You become a reporter conducting an interview in Enrico Caruso's dressing room as his valet Mario helps him prepare for a performance which, unknown to both men, will be his last.

Bravo, Caruso! was first presented at The Cleveland Playhouse in January, 1991. It was directed by Peter Mark Schifter.

Characters

CASTING

2m

CASTING ATTRIBUTES

All Male

CHORUS SIZE

N/A (Not a musical)

ENRICO CARUSO - the great tenor about to play his final performance, carries a cane, speaks in a charming broken EnglishMARIO FANTINI - his dresser, short, slim, dark, bustling and efficient manner, a whimsical and chaplinesque figure.

Rental Materials

MUSICAL STYLE

N/A (Not a musical)

VOCAL DEMANDS

William Luce wrote his Broadway and London success The Belle of Amherst for Julie Harris, who won her fifth Tony Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson. For American soprano Renée Fleming, Luce wrote My Business Is To Love, which Fleming premiered in Lincoln Center and London's Barbican Centre, with Harris and Bloom co-starring. Luce's Broadway hit Barrymore starred ... view full profile